**Official MU Head Coach Search Thread**

[DJ's left nut]

Seems like this deserves its own thread. The news will start coming fast over the next week or two, IMO. Recruiting is a 365-day event and we can't afford to be rudderless for long.

My vote - Cuonzo Martin.

Discuss.

[Archie Bunker]

My order of preference

1. Painter
2. Martin
3. Gregory
4. Smart

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Extra Point

Cuonzo Martin is the best choice. Capel wouldn't be bad, either; he was stuck with a team that he couldn't coach. (That said, Martin vs. Martin would be good for at least one game a year.)

Without Blake Griffin on his team, Jeff Capel went: 43-51, 15-33 as a Big 12 coach.

He had double-digit losses in each of his Griffin-less Big 12 seasons.

There's also all the trouble with rules broken under Capel's watch, and the fact that he was not well liked in the state of Texas and really struggled recruiting there. I think he's going to have to go back to a mid-major and prove himself again before he gets another major-conference look.

Matt Painter is the best choice, IMO. If you can get him to leave behind Robbie Hummel, I think Missouri will pay the money to get him. I'll point out that he's finished no worse than second in the Big 10 over the past four years, and he has won coach of the year honors multiple times in that span. What's not to love about that?

[DeezNutz]

Why would Painter come to Mizzou? Money? What else?

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Why would Painter come to Mizzou? Money? What else?

Kim English's poetry?

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Kim English's poetry?

If we're going to get a high-quality coach, you're going to have to start Tweeting nicely. This is on you. No pressure.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

If we're going to get a high-quality coach, you're going to have to start Tweeting nicely. This is on you. No pressure.

I'm pretty sure my tweet to English caused this whole domino effect with Anderson....

I'm sure Kim went sobbing to his office and Mike told him to block me, then Mike blocked him and the team

My tweets are getting nicer, im tryin loll

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/big-12...nal-four-29586


I’m told that no candidates for the job have been contacted, but that Shaka Smart, Cuonzo Martin, David Gregory and Matt Painter are all expected to be considered and may be contacted. Other candidates may also be considered, depending on the level of interest and availability.

I assume he meant BRIAN Gregory of Dayton, not the NBC News guy.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Who's your top choice

Honestly I have no idea.

I am much better at picking out each candidate's flaws then picking which one is the best.

I am pretty underwhelmed by the available pool. Cuonzo Martin is intriguing, but could also be an epic bust.

[DeezNutz]

I would have a conversation with Pearl. Not saying I'd hire him.

[DMAC]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

Honestly I have no idea.

I am much better at picking out each candidate's flaws then picking which one is the best.

I am pretty underwhelmed by the available pool. Cuonzo Martin is intriguing, but could also be an epic bust.

Mizzou can do so much better than Cuonzo. Not saying he is a bad coach, but really, who the hell knows. And Mizzou can do better than a "who the hell knows" coach.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Why would Painter come to Mizzou? Money? What else?

No idea.

I honestly don't know why we could even trust him if he left his alma mater and a program he was groomed to takeover by his mentor, Gene Keady, for a few bucks more at a similar program.

[Al Bundy]

Bruce Pearl should be at the very least talked to.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by DMAC

Mizzou can do so much better than Cuonzo. Not saying he is a bad coach, but really, who the hell knows. And Mizzou can do better than a "who the hell knows" coach.

People keep saying this, but I still haven't heard any realistic candidate that is definitely better.

Matt Painter, Jamie Dixon, and Jay Wright are not happening.

However, there could very well be a candidate that no one is even talking about yet.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

Honestly I have no idea.

I am much better at picking out each candidate's flaws then picking which one is the best.

I am pretty underwhelmed by the available pool. Cuonzo Martin is intriguing, but could also be an epic bust.

Hahah, I'm the same way.

And I agree on Cuonzo. Probably the biggest boom/bust guy of the bunch.

I just saw a video of him Dave Matter posted on Twitter, I guess it was him accepting the SMS job at the press conference. He started by thanking his mother and broke down crying. He finally recovered and told a story about how, when he was growing up in E. St. Louis, his mother would take him and his siblings to open houses in Chesterfield, and they'd lie in the beds and she would tell them, basically, You can't have this now, but this is what you can dream about and work toward.

As Matter said, it says nothing about his coaching ability, but from a human standpoint it was quite compelling and moving. The rest of the "thank yous" were pretty impressive too. Cuonzo certainly carries himself well.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by DMAC

Mizzou can do so much better than Cuonzo. Not saying he is a bad coach, but really, who the hell knows. And Mizzou can do better than a "who the hell knows" coach.

My stance, too. Big time risk with Martin, and I don't think his resume to this point justifies it.

Stevens is a fantasy, obviously, but if you're willing to give Anderson 2, be prepared to go 2-2.5 to get a more legit candidate (after forcing Stevens to turn down 2.5-3).